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The survey shows that 45% of respondents felt the government was “too close” to large oil and gas companies
October 19, 2021

Government publishes Net Zero Strategy in ‘substantial step forward’

The government has laid out its plans for reaching net zero by ​2050, including new EV charging funding, a review of the frequency of Contracts for Difference (CfD) auctions and green finance and innovation commitments.
ADE: ‘recent governmental moves risk undermining positive climate action’. Image: Getty Images.
September 24, 2021

Businesses call for end to unabated gas in Britain’s electricity system by 2035

​Businesses have called on the government to set an end date for the use of unabated gas in the electricity sector in the UK.
Image: OVO Energy.
July 2, 2021

OVO Energy appoints ex-Drax climate lead as director of sustainability

​OVO Energy has appointed a new director of sustainability, with Dr Rebecca Heaton joining from Drax where she was group head of climate change.
Research by Cornwall Insight into Britain’s power market predicts highs of £150/MWh in winter 2025. Image: Getty.
June 25, 2021

Climate Change Committee reports: energy sector praises ‘spot on’ recommendations

Current± caught up with the energy sector to find out what they thought of the CCC’s two new progress reports.
The government agency aims to achieve net zero emissions in gas, electricity, waste, business travel, and water by 2030. Image: Pixabay.
June 24, 2021

CCC calls for government to ‘be bold’ as it slams the gap between targets and policy

​The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has criticised the lack of firm policies to back up the UK’s ambitious climate change targets.
Image: Kensa Contracting.
June 21, 2021

Move environmental levies off electricity bills to boost heat pump uptake, government told

​Environmental levies should be moved off of electricity bills to make sure it's always cheaper to run a heat pump than a boiler according to business and civil society groups.
Business and the energy crisis: have the measures gone far enough? Image: Pixabay NC.
June 16, 2021

Climate-related failure of the power system key risk as UK fails to keep pace with climate change

​The UK is not keeping pace with the impact of climate change, with the risk of climate-related failure of the power system growing.
May 27, 2021

Exploring a new emissions trading scheme

Gas contributed the largest share of the energy mix in Britain in 2022. Image: Getty
April 20, 2021

UK government commits to 78% emissions reduction by 2035

​The UK has now set in law the Climate Change Committee’s recommendation of a 78% emissions reduction by 2035.
Wales Government also aims to support offshore wind developments with £1 million investment. Image: Takver Wiki Commons.
February 9, 2021

Wales announces ‘decisive shift’ towards green energy as it commits to net zero by 2050

The Welsh government has set out its legal commitment to achieve net zero by the middle of the century, as well as stating it will push to “get there sooner”.

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